[Ontbirds] Snowy Owl on 3rd Street Louth St Catharines Ontario

2013-12-28 Thread Glenn Sloggett
There is a Snowy Owl near corner of 5th Ave Louth and 3rd Street Louth by new hospital in St. Catharines Ontario.The Owl is on the east side of 3rd Street Louth in the field. Good Birding Glenn ___ ONTBIRDS

[Ontbirds] Pakenham-Arnprior CBC preliminary results

2013-12-28 Thread Michael Runtz
Pakenham-Arnprior CBC December 26 Historical Note: The first Arnprior CBC was held in 1913 by Charles Macnamara, which makes this the centennial year for CBCs in the Arnprior region (this count ran until the mid 1930s). The Pakenham CBC was initiated in 1925 by Edna Ross and ran under that name

[Ontbirds] Snowy OwlS

2013-12-28 Thread Norm Murr
Today Ian Cannell and I went out to specifically find Snowy Owls in the Strongville area (along Hwy 26 SE of Wasaga Beach). the Holland Marsh area at Bradford and at the west end of Ravenshoe Road in Queensville and luck was with us. We came up with 19 Snowy Owls that included 17

[Ontbirds] King Eider Burlington

2013-12-28 Thread Declan Troy
A female King Eider was present at the Burlington Ship Canal on 27 Dec. It was loosely associated with the White-winged Scoters at the mouth of the canal. Declan ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding

[Ontbirds] Snowy Owl along Hwy 402

2013-12-28 Thread Jim Mountjoy
Towards dusk today (Dec. 28), Jennifer Templeton and I saw a Snowy Owl perched on top of a roadside sign along the north side of Hwy 402 (westbound). It was near exit 65, so roughly 60 km east of Sarnia. Jim Mountjoy Galesburg IL ___ ONTBIRDS is

[Ontbirds] Eastern Ontario: Snowy owl irruption continues

2013-12-28 Thread Bruce Di Labio
Hi Ontbirds The Snowy Owl southward movement continues with more sightings from various areas in eastern Ontario. Today I observed 10+ in the Winchester area and yesterday 5 were found behind the Ottawa Airport. On the Massena -Cornwall CBC at least 3 were found. The overall total for eastern

[Ontbirds] Linwood CBC, December 28th

2013-12-28 Thread Ken Burrell
The 8th annual Linwood CBC was held today, December 28, 2013. 31 participants participated in the count. Weather was mild (-4 to +3), with winds moderately strong from the west and southwest in the morning and afternoon, respectively. A total of 47 species (plus 1 CW species) were seen on

[Ontbirds] Ingersoll Quarry Waterfowl and Gulls, Dec. 28

2013-12-28 Thread JAMES HOLDSWORTH
The large, ice-free deep water quarry just east of Ingersoll continues to provide a major roosting and overwintering site for gulls and waterfowl. A visit today yielded some excellent numbers and diversity - 5000 Canada Geese, 8000 Mallard, 400 Black Duck, two Northern Pintail, one American